I'm thinking of buying a non-Apple battery replacement for Macbook Pro unibody. Apple does not support this. The process looks simple, but I'm concerned that the battery firmware could be incompatible ...

I have a question about Apple network traffic.
In my network program I can see these three domains (GET)
http://init-01md.apple.com/bag
http://init.ess.apple.com/WebObjects/VCInit.woa/wa/getBag?ix=1
...

I have not done anything to the keyboard, it just began acting strangely. Now it seems to issue commands by itself to my iPad which the iPad translates as attempts to login with the pass code and as a ...

I am currently using a Japanese Apple keyboard (Model A1048) on Windows 8.1. I have two issues with this setup. The first issue is that they keyboard is detected as a US layout keyboard, which causes ...

I run a mixed environment, with both Mac and Windows users on a Windows domain / Active Directory.
I have had a few users on Mac upgrade their OS without thinking of the ramifications this may have ...

I installed windows 8 on my macbook pro under virtualbox. Now I want to update it to 8.1 with the store (free), but I get the error:
You can't update because this doesn't support de CPU of your PC.
...

Is there an alternative for TotalFinder's Visor feature? The Visor feature is a keyboard shortcut that brings up a finder window over top of the screen, even on full screen apps.
I don't want to use ...

I need to reinstall the OS on my iMac. The original restore disk was deleted, so the restore system thingy was downloaded from Apple.
I tried to do reinstall OSX, but it appears Lion is no longer on ...

I don't have money for new tech or headphones. I want to watch a movie from my laptop via AirPlay (watch a movie straight from Apple TV), but hear the sound on my headphones attached to my MB Air.
Is ...

My computer seems to be keeping a local copy of my iCloud Drive folder. Is there any way to disable this?
I know this because in my "Library" folder, there is another folder called "Mobile Documents" ...

From time to time, I have to turn off my Apple wireless keyboard to save battery when I'm away from the computer to run an errand, and when I come back to the computer, I would turn the keyboard back ...

When trying to see if VMWare's Hypervisor would work with my Apple Mac Pro, I installed the CD and rebooted with the intent of installing the Hypervisor. (VMWare's compatibility matrix does say that ...

I am looking for a Macbook Pro Retina 15" Mid 2014 Low Profile SD Adapter so I can expand the storage on a laptop (Model A1398).
However every one of these adapters (on ebay, amazon etc) exclude this ...

I have a newly built PC (winter 2014) that should be fully supported for Thunderbolt 2 with an Asus Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 motherboard and an accompanying ThunderboltEX II PCIe card. Running Windows ...

I recently replaced the keyboard for my desktop PC (traded Apple Wired kbd for new one, old one was worn out). The F keys worked fine on my old one, but I can't for the life of me get the F keys to ...

I need to setup a wi-fi (ONE!) for a house with two floors. What I was basically thinking of is the following scenario:
I connect a DSL modem to the landline
I connect an Airport Extreme to the DSL ...

My MacBook Pro does not wake up from sleep. Someone told me (because she also had a problem with the same symptoms as mine) there is a sensor at the hinge at the bottom of the display that tells the ...

I'm pondering how I can best create a system to backup devices in my home, as well as separate media storage (essentially iTunes and iPhoto, hoping to put movies, music/podcasts, photos in one place).
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I am hoping to move away from the apple ecosystem soon, but one thing that I really like about the macbook pros is the aluminum shell. I would like to either buy a laptop without a case or one that I ...

I started upgrading my Mac to Maverick which Apple allowed (there was enough space) and then after it rebooted it said that I was missing 2GB of space. I'm able to get to the terminal but can't delete ...

I noticed this issue.
I have personal files on my truecrypt account and if it was mounted and then someone use my guest account, they can access my disk!
how to prevent that?
is there any option to ...